Fipronil is a broad spectrum insecticide that is widely used in gardening, agriculture, and home maintenance for the control of pests like termites, ants, cockroaches, ticks, and fleas. Like all insecticides, fipronil can be toxic towards the environment, and therefore should be used with care and caution at all times.How fipronil works is by causing an overload of nerve impulses within the insect, causing paralysis and death. Once exposed to fipronil, all insects suffer paralysis to their limbs...